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A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]
A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]
Hee looseth nothing, that looseth not God.
Hee looseth nothing, that looseth not God.
In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome.
In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome.
It is best to know the worst at once.
It is best to know the worst at once.
The buyer needes a hundred eyes, the seller not one.
The buyer needes a hundred eyes, the seller not one.
There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
. . . all who joy would win
Must share it.--Happiness was born a twin.
. . . all who joy would win
Must share it.--Happiness was born a twin.
